Hair and head treating device



J- G. DAVENPORT HAIR AND HEAD TREATING DEVICE Nov. 19, 1957 Filed Jan.12, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 I 28 333 37 If -29.

ATTORNEYS J. G. DAVENPORT HAIR AND HEAD TREATING DEVICE Nov. 19, 1957 ssheets-Shana Filed Jan. 12, 1955 INVENTOR;

Nova 19, 1957 J. ca. DAVENPORT HAIR AND HEAD TREATING DEVICE 3Sheets-Sheet v 3 Filed Jan. 12, 1955 3 l W OJ 1 i .3 I J; K T (I. IX a 02 2 0 2 2 7 I I I III/l INVENTOR. Jbseph vne G. Davenport ATTD RNEYSUnited States Patent HAIR AND HEAD ING- =DE VICE- Josephine G.Davenport; Meeker; Colo;

Applicatioli'lanuary 12, 1955-, Serial N0;-481 ,469 sclai'ms. (Cl.4-'--15'9) This invention relates to1-adevice for massaging orshampooingt'a persons hair or head or scalp.

The object of theinvention is to provide: a-device which is adapted tobeused for automatically: or mechanically rnassagingzror shampooiiig apersons ha-ir or scalp so-that-thistask-doesnot have' toi-be done byhand:

Another object ot the invention is to provide an-Jautch ma ticshampooing:andhead treating ljdevice which includes a plurality ofrevolving rnernbers thatcarry resilient fingers thatareadapted' tmmovein different paths to -;thoroughly and effectively massage; all parts ofthehead or hair and sca-lp and wherein there is pr0- videda means forintroducing various solutions such as water-, oil; or shampoo into thear'eaofthe head being massaged; and wherein; there is": provided: ameans for draining away? the fluid after it has served its purpose.

A further :object of-the' invention is 'to provide a head or hairtreatingt device which isextremely simpl'e and inexpensive tomanufacture.--

Other objects and advantages will: be apparent during the course" ofthe=followingt description;

In the aceomp anying drawings; forming a part of this application' and'in which like" numerals w are used to designate like parts:throughouvthe' same:

Figure -'1 is a 'side'elevatio'nal vieWof-the head treating assembly:of-= the-present inventionr with' parts broken away/and in sectionaFigure 2 is a sectional view-taken on: the' li'ne2 -2 of Figure l. s

Figure 3 is a sectional viewuaken on the"li'ne 3-3 of Figure 1.-

Figure 5 is :a:- sectional: view taken th'rough one of the headengagingmembers.-

Figure 6 is aside elevational viewof i amodified head treating assembly;with-parts broken away and in section.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken atright angles to the view shown-inFigure 621 Figu're 8 is a sectional View takenon the line 8-8 of Figure6;

Figure 9-is a 'sectional view' taken on the line- 9-9 of Figure 6Z- VFigure 10 is a"fragmentaryi sectional view showing one of the" clutches.

Referringiin-detail to the drawings, Figures 1 through 5,:the 'numeral10 designates a horizontally disposed base, and extending upwardly fromthe' base 10- and secured theretowis a--vertically dilsposed'tube11which has a 'po's't 12 telescopi'cally"orkadjustably connected thereto.A set screw 14- erves to maintain the post 12' immobile in its adjustedpositions; and therc ispivotally connected to theupp'er'end of the post12 ahollow housing 15 which can bef'made ofany suitable material.

Extending rarwardly from the" housing 15 and secu'red thereto or formedintegral therewith is a pair of 2*; spaced aparit ears "'16 whichrare-pivotally: connected to t a flat portionifl. of the post12,-and-forefiecting a pivotal. connectionbetween the cars 16 andtheportion 11 there isrprovi'ded a set screw18.

Depending from the housing! 15' and-secured thereto' through of aportion of the persons head,23,t-andt-thet body member 21- may i bedetachably connected loathe casing 20 in any-suitable. manner, asnforexampleby; m'eansrtof tsnap fasteners 22. A"portionof the-body? member21 is: shaped to providea drain 24 whereby the fluidusedintrcatingiheheador hair can be conveyed away "to any suitablelocation.

Positionedinrthe housing 15 is a motor 25 which-can be of conventionalconstruction, andthe motor25 may be connected-to a suitable source ofelectrical energy; Ashaft 26 -isdriven by the motor 25, and'the shaft26has a 'gear .27 thereont-whichmeshes with a pair of opf. posedspacedapart gears 29, the gears 29 being mounted on a pair of spacediparallel drive shafts 28. The shafts v 28-mayibe-rotatably supportedhybearings 30=and 32,

and worms 33 -are-mounted on theshaftsgZS andz-rnesh with-aiwormvgear;34 which is secured to ageanwheel 35 thatiis rotatably mounted .inthe'housing 15..

There is-further provided a pair ofclutches which are each indicated bythe numeral 36, and each a of the clutches 36 -includes-a toothedsection 37 which is slidablyrkeyeduon the shaft 28, and for coactingwith: the section- 37, there is further provided' a second clutch sec-ition38'which may be'loosely mounted on the drive shaft 28.- The clutches36 are constructed so thatwhen the sections 38 and- 37 are tin mesh,then the-corresponding worm-33will rotatetthe worm-gear 34. A link'n39pivotallytconnects thesectionst38 of the pair of clutches 36rtogetherassshown ini Figure 3, and the link 39wmay be-pivotally-mounted -intthehousing by means of apin 40. A lever 41 hasrone endpivotally-connectedtto-one of-the clutch sections- 38; while the otherend of the lever 41ris pivotally mounted in the housing :15 by-rneans ofa pin 42. The lever 41 includes a lug43 which is arrangedin engagementwith: an oif center snaptspring 44 whichmayhave one end connectedmto thehousing 15 by means of a pin 45.- Alugior' pin 46 extends up; wardlyfrom the vgear wheel 35,vand-thelug 46r is adapted to engage thelever 41for-controlling the rnovementsof the pairof clutches Thus, thecmotor25is continually operating when-the device is being usedso thatxrthe shaft27 is continually a rotating and-this in turn-causesrotationconstant-lyofboth ofvthe pairof gears 29lwhic-zh in turnrotatenconstantly the-pair of drive shafts; 28-. with theparts arrangedas showninFigureG, the :gear wheel 35 will travelein a clockwisedirection untilthe lug 46 comeswall-the way around and..-strikes thelever 41 on the right sideof the lever- 41 looking-t at the lever asshown in Figure 3 andthisin turn will cause the-lever 41 to shift: fromright-ito left to thereby move .the upper clutch section 38 intoengagement withits adjacent. sec: tion 37L: Atvthe same time the otherclutch section 38 .will be .moved out ofrengagement withiitscorresponding Pat-entail Nov. 19,. 1957- Referring to Figure 5 of thedrawings there is shown in detail one of the head contacting memberswherein the numeral 47 designates a gear, and each of the gears 47 arearranged in meshing engagement with the teeth of the gear wheel 35. Aflexible shaft 48 is driven by the gear 47, and a sleeve 49 surroundsthe flexible shaft 43. The sleeve 49 is provided with an annular flangeor collar 50, and connected to an end of the shaft 48 1s a head 51,there being a coil spring 52 interposed between the collar 50 and thehead 51. Extending from the head 51 is a plurality of fingers 53 whichmay be made of flexible material and the fingers 53 engage the hair orscalp to effectively shampoo or massage the head as shown in thedrawings. The spring 52 serves to maintain the fingers 53 under thedesired or proper amount of pressure or tension.

Depending from the bottom wall 65 of the housinglS is a pipe or tube 54which has its lower end open as shown in Figure 4. Th housing mayfurther include a continuous side wall 67 and a top wall 66. A conduit55 is arranged in communication with the pipe 54, and a container 56 maybe connected to the conduit 55 by means of a line 60, and the container56 can hold a suitable fluid such as oil which is to be used in treatingthe head or hair. A manually operable valve 57 may be arranged in theline 60. A second container 58 may be connected to the conduit 55 bymeans of a line 62, and the line 62 may have a manually operable valve59 therein, the container 58 adapted to hold a suitable shampoo fluidtherein. trol the admission of fluid from the lines 60 and 62 into theconduit 55, and the valves 61 and 63 may be actuated or operated by arms68 which are pivotally connected to a shiftable rod 64. The rod 64 maybe shifted back and forth by means of a solenoid 69 which may have atiming switch 71 electrically connected thereto as shown in Figure 1,and the numeral 72 designates a suitable source of electrical energy. Amanually operable switch 73 may be mounted adjacent the housing 15 forcontrolling the electrical part of the apparatus and the switch 73 maybe under the control of the customer.

There is further provided a means for supplying hot and cold water tothe conduit 55 and consequently to the pipe 54 which is arranged withinthe casing 20. This means comprises a pair of lines 74 and 76 which areadapted to be connected to a suitable source of supply of hot and coldwater, and these lines may have manually operable valves 75 and 77therein. A mixing valve 78 is connected to these lines and to a tube 79which leads to a valve 80 which also may be controlled by the rod 64which is operated by the solenoid 69. A line 81 leads from the valve 80,and the line 81 can be used for draining off fluid such as water, andthe drain line 81 may have a manually operable valve 82 therein.

Referring to Figures 6 through 9 of the drawings there is shown amodified hair treating apparatus wherein the numeral 84 designates thehousing which is arranged above the casing 20, and the housing 84 isused in lieu of the housing 15. Arranged in the housing 84 is arotatable disc 85 which has a pair of spaced apart pins 86 and 87extending upwardly therefrom, and the pins 86 and 87 are adapted toengage opposite sides of the lever 41 for controlling the direction ofrotation of the disc 85 by means of the previously described gear andclutch arranegment. A tube 88 is secured to the disc 85, and the tube 88extends down through a bushing 89 which may have one end of a conduitsuch as the conduit 55 connected thereto. The tube 88 is provided with aplurality of apertures 90 whereby fluid from the bushing 89 can enterthe tube 88 and pass down through the open end thereof onto the personshead.

7 Hingedly connected to the tube 88 by means of hinges 92 is a pair ofcurved substantially semi-circular plates 91, Figure 8. Coil springs 93are interposed between Valves 61 and 63 serve to also con- '4 .1 thepair of plates 91 and the casing 20 for urging fingers 94 intoengagement with the head or scalp.

From the foregoing it is apparent that there has been provided a devicewhich will automatically massage or shampoo a persons head without thenecessity of doing this job by hand. In use the head 23 of the person tobe shampooed is positioned within the casing 20 and with the body member21 snugly engaging a portion of the head as shown in the drawings. oilfrom the container 56 or shampoo from the container 58 can be suppliedto the conduit 55, and the flow of these fluids can be controlledmanually by means of the valves 57 and 59 or else it can be controlledelectrically by means of the solenoid 69. This fluid will flow from theconduit 55 into the tube 54 where it will pass onto the persons hair orhead. At the same time the motor 25 causes rotation of the pair ofshafts 28 through the gears 27 and 29. And with the parts arranged asshown in Figure 3 worm 33 appearing at the bottom or lowermost portionof the drawing will be rotated to thereby cause rotation of the gear 34through the lower worm 33 and this in turn will cause clockwise rotationof the gear wheel 35. This rotation of the gear wheel 35 will continueuntil the pin 46 moves approximately 360 degrees to engage the oppositeside of the lever 41 to thereby shift the lever 41 until the lowermostclutch section 38 is shifted out of engagement with its correspondingclutch section 37. At the same time the uppermost clutch section 38 willmove into engagement with its clutch section 37 so that the upper worm33 will be rotated and the lower Worm 33 will stop rotating. Then theupper worm 33 will cause rotation of the gear 34 in the oppositedirection whereby the gear wheel 35 will rotate in a counterclockwisedirection until the pin 46 again returns to the position shown in Figure3. It is to be understood that where the terms upper and lower have beenused herein in referring to the worms 33 and associated parts, thatactually these worms are in the same horizontal plane but theexpressions upper and lower are being used merely for purposes ofclarity in describing the movement of the parts shown in Figure 3. Thespring 44 is an. off center spring which serves to retain the lever 41and clutches immobile in their various adjusted positions. As the gearWheel 35 rotates, the gears 47 will be rotated and since the gear wheel35 oscillates, then the gears 47 will be rotated first in one directionand then in the other. This rotation of the gears 47 will cause rotationof the shafts 48 and this in turn will cause similar rotation of thefingers 53 which are arranged in engagement with the persons head. Thus,the oil, shampoo or water or other fluid will be thoroughly andeflectively massaged or rubbed into the scalp or hair. The fluid willdrain out through the opening or passageway 24 after it has been used.

In Figures 6 through 9 there is shown a modified apparatus and in usethe previously described fluids can be supplied through the conduit 55and this fluid will enter the bushing 89 and then enter through theopenings 9i and pass out through the lower end of the tube 88 onto thehead 23 of the person sitting in the beauty parlor or the like. At thesame time the disc is rotated or oscillated first in one direction andthen in the other and this causes oscillation of the tube 88 andcorresponding alternate oscillation of the pair of plates 91 and theplurality of fingers 94 which engage the head 23. In using the assemblyof Figures 6 through 9 the motor 25 is actuated and as previouslydescribed this causes rotation of the clutch sections 38. The clutchsections 38 may each be provided with an annular groove as is well knownin such clutches and in these annular grooves are arranged pins or yokeswhich are connected to the lever 41 and link 39. With the parts arrangedas shown in Figure 9, the disc 85 will rotate in a clockwise directionuntil the pin 87 strikes the lever 41 so as to shift the clutches 36from the position shown in Figure 9 Then, fluid such as whereby reverserotation of the disc 85 will occur until the pin 86 contacts the lever41 and again there will be a reversal in the rotation of the disc 85 aswell as the tube 3% and plates 91. Thus, the fingers 9- will beconstantly moving and oscillating back and forth to effectively massageor shampoo the head or scalp.

The motor 25 can be driven by any suitable mechanism. The elements whichengage the persons head can be made of any suitable material such asflexible rubber. The valves 57, 59 and 78 and the valve can be manuallycontrolled, while the valves 61, as and 31) can be automaticallycontrolled so that they will operate in unison. The post 12 can beadjusted to any desired height by loosening the screw 14. If desired thefluid can be recycled and used over and over again. The springs 93insure that the parts will conform to the shape of the persons head. Athermostatic valve 95 may be positioned in the conduit 55, Figure 1, andthe valve 95 may be positioned down stream of the mixing valve 86 so asto act as a safety cut-off in the event that the water passing throughthe line 55 is too hot so that the customers scalp or head will not beinjured.

I claim:

1. In combination, a horizontally disposed base, a vertically disposedtube extending upwardly from said base and secured thereto, a postadjustably mounted in said tube, a housing having ears pivotallyconnected to said post, a transparent casing mounted below said housingfor receiving therein a persons head, a body member detachably connectedto said casing for engagement with a portion of a persons head, saidhousing including a top wall, a side wall and a bottom wall, a skirtdepending from said housing and secured to said casing, a pipe dependingfrom said bottom wall and projecting into said casing, a conduitconnected to said pipe, a pair of containers connected to said conduitfor supplying fluid thereto, a gear wheel rotatably mounted in saidhousing, a plurality of gear members rotatably arranged in said housingand meshing with the teeth of said gear wheel, a flexible shaft drivenby each of said gear wheels, a sleeve surrounding each of said flexibleshafts and having an annular shoulder thereon, a head connected to thelower end of each of said flexible shafts, a. coil spring circumposedbetween each of said heads and an adjacent shoulder, a plurality offingers connected to each of said heads, a pin extending upwardly fromsaid gear wheel, a motor positioned in said housing, a pair of driveshafts arranged in said housing, gear means connecting said motor tosaid drive shafts, a worm arranged on each of said drive shafts, a Wormgear meshing with said worms and connected to said gear wheel, clutchmeans for selectively controlling said worms, and a lever for operatingsaid clutches, said lever being engaged by said pin.

2. The structure as defined in claim 1, wherein a portion of said bodymember is shaped to provide a drain for the egress therethrough offluid.

. 3. The structure as defined in claim 1, and further including manuallyoperable valves for controlling the flow of fluid into said conduits.

4. The structure as defined in claim 1, and further includingautomatically controlled valve means for controlling the flow of fluidinto said conduit.

5. The structure as defined in claim 1, and further including means forsupplying hot and cold water to said conduit.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,305,358 Hapgood June 3, 1919 1,470,311 Wirth Oct. 9, 1923 2,178,943Terauchi Nov. 7, 1939

